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Research – Alerts involving global food safety network climb; frozen berries linked to multi-country outbreak

Posted on November 25, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

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The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has gone up in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous three months.

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 58 alerts from July through September compared to 46 in the second quarter of 2022.

Thirty-two incidents fell into the biological hazard category which was dominated by Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella with 10 each. E. coli was behind with six, Clostridium botulinum and hepatitis A caused two each, and Bacillus cereus and Coxsackievirus one each.

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Research – Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods

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The Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on microbiological risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods was convened in response to a request by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) at its fifty-second session1to undertake a full farm to table risk assessment on Listeria monocytogenes in food in order to inform a possible future revision of the Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61-2007)2.This document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations for the development of microbiological risk assessment of L.monocytogenes in specific foods; namely, leafy greens, frozen vegetables, cantaloupe melon and ready-to-eat (RTE)seafood, in the light of new data and approaches. This document has been prepared to facilitate the deliberations of the upcoming CCFH. The full report will be published as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)and World Health Organization(WHO)Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.

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USA – Patient count growing in Salmonella outbreak from unknown source; other investigations ongoing

Posted on November 25, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

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An outbreak of infections from Salmonella Typhimurium is slowly growing according to the FDA, and an investigation into an outbreak of E. coli infections has been closed.

For the Salmonella outbreak, the number of patients has increased from 264 to 269, but the Food and Drug Administration has not reported the patients’ states of residence.

The agency has begun traceback efforts but has not revealed what food or foods are being traced. The FDA has begun sample collection and analysis, but has not revealed what is being collected or sampled.

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Pistachios – Groundnuts – Hazelnuts

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Aflatoxins in pistachios from USA via Turkey in Belgium and Romania

Aflatoxin in USA groundnuts in the Netherlands

Aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan in Germany and Italy

Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

Aflatoxin in Groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Tuna

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Histamine in Tuna from Spain in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Mussels

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Norovirus genogroup II in mussels from Spain in Portugal

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon- Dry Sausage

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Listeria monocytogenes detected in smoked salmon in the UK and Ireland

Listeria monocytogenes in dry sausage (salami) from France in Germany and Belgium

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RASFF Alert – STEC E.coli – Frozen Beef

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E. coli STEC contamination in frozen beef from Uruguay in Spain

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RASFF Alerts – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin A – Dried Figs – Wheat Flour – Pistachios

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Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey in Italy

Ochratoxin A in organic wheat flour from France in Luxembourg

Exceeding the maximum level of aflatoxin B1 and the sum of aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 and the high level of ochratoxin A in pistachios from Iran via Spain in Poland

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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Chicken Fillet

Posted on November 25, 2022 by KSW | Leave a comment

Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken fillet from Hungary in Austria

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